for four hours or more．Snow ranging from a dusting to up to 30 centimeters blanketed the Carolinas，Tennessee and parts of Virginia．
詞匯 ：
citrus／n．檸檬，柑橘；柑橘屬果樹
spokeswoman／n．女發(fā)言人
bewilder／v．使迷惑；使為難：把…弄糊涂
sprinkler／n．灑水器：灑水車
Celsius／adj．?dāng)z氏的
shorts／n．寬松運(yùn)動(dòng)褲；男用短襯褲
1．Which of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs?
A)The cold air mass was a threat to Florida’s citrus crop．
B)The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark
C)The northern harbors were blocked with ice．
D)The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by cold air mass．
2．According to the second paragraph，in which area(s)did the temperature fall below zero?
A)Most of the South．
B)Parts of interior South Florida．
C)West Palm Beach．
D)All of the above．
3．King’s statement that“We brought shorts，T-shirt，and I had to go out and buy another coat．” shows that
A) he was caught by the sudden cold．
B) he needed formal clothes．
C)fashion in Florida is tempting．
D)Florida is hot compared with England．
4．Governor Jeb issue the emergency order because he
A)thought speed limit for trucks was unreasonable．
B)tried to improve the traffic condition of the express ways．
C)wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible
D)wanted to stop mucks from carrying too much fruit to market．
5．Which statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?
A)Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged．
B)Citrus uees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2~C for four hours
C)The Carolinas，Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow．
D)Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers．
第3篇 Inspecting a Used Car
The scariest part of buying a used car is not being completely sure of what condition it’s in A car that’s been in a major accident is always a bigger risk，but sellers often try to hide this information．Andrew Bleakley, evaluator-inspector, runs a mobile vehicle inspection service in Montreal．For about$80 he will perform a full。unbiased inspection on a used vehicle．In his 10 years as a professional inspector,Bleakley has seen a lot．He warns。“Watch out for dealer demonstration vehicles which are used．not new．They may have been in a collision．”He adds that it is not uncommon in Ontario and Quebec especially for unscrupulous sellers to roll back the odometer or to even disengage it．Bleakley has special tools to check for this．
詞匯 ：
citrus／n．檸檬，柑橘；柑橘屬果樹
spokeswoman／n．女發(fā)言人
bewilder／v．使迷惑；使為難：把…弄糊涂
sprinkler／n．灑水器：灑水車
Celsius／adj．?dāng)z氏的
shorts／n．寬松運(yùn)動(dòng)褲；男用短襯褲
1．Which of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs?
A)The cold air mass was a threat to Florida’s citrus crop．
B)The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark
C)The northern harbors were blocked with ice．
D)The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by cold air mass．
2．According to the second paragraph，in which area(s)did the temperature fall below zero?
A)Most of the South．
B)Parts of interior South Florida．
C)West Palm Beach．
D)All of the above．
3．King’s statement that“We brought shorts，T-shirt，and I had to go out and buy another coat．” shows that
A) he was caught by the sudden cold．
B) he needed formal clothes．
C)fashion in Florida is tempting．
D)Florida is hot compared with England．
4．Governor Jeb issue the emergency order because he
A)thought speed limit for trucks was unreasonable．
B)tried to improve the traffic condition of the express ways．
C)wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible
D)wanted to stop mucks from carrying too much fruit to market．
5．Which statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph?
A)Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged．
B)Citrus uees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2~C for four hours
C)The Carolinas，Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow．
D)Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers．
第3篇 Inspecting a Used Car
The scariest part of buying a used car is not being completely sure of what condition it’s in A car that’s been in a major accident is always a bigger risk，but sellers often try to hide this information．Andrew Bleakley, evaluator-inspector, runs a mobile vehicle inspection service in Montreal．For about$80 he will perform a full。unbiased inspection on a used vehicle．In his 10 years as a professional inspector,Bleakley has seen a lot．He warns。“Watch out for dealer demonstration vehicles which are used．not new．They may have been in a collision．”He adds that it is not uncommon in Ontario and Quebec especially for unscrupulous sellers to roll back the odometer or to even disengage it．Bleakley has special tools to check for this．